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Tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated periodic fever syndrome in a 58-year-old man: caution not to discount TRAPS as a diagnosis in older patients.
Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases - 1 Sept 2011
Sinožić Dean, Toplak Nataša, Milotić Irena
Abstract excerpt
Tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated periodic fever syndrome (TRAPS) is a rare systemic autoinflammatory disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of fever and localized inflammation of different organs. The disease is dominantly inherited, with an onset usually in early childhood. We describe a case of a 58-year-old patient with TRAPS caused by the low-penetrance R92Q mutation in TNFRSF1A gene. The...
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